It's been weirdly busy but also - not so bad that I am stressed out or lacking time to do the things I love... like drink coffee! Note: I'm only slightly exaggerating.
I picked up this bag of beans a few months ago (I know... shame on me for waiting so long!) at the Ranch Road Roasters in downtown Fredericksburg, Texas. I have to give credit to the staff at Ranch Road for being patient - even with a line of customers behind me - for taking time to explain their coffees. The staff brought out their head roaster who also took some time to explain to me (and everyone within earshot) of their roasting methods with the various beans.
So now, after a few months, I finally made it to this batch! I have been searching for more information on the Ethiopia Abana Anderacha Lot - but very, very little can be found... which is frustrating because this is a pretty special coffee. With my first sip, this coffee starts off mild and blooms slowly with lemon, honey, and a floral coffee finish. It may be mild, but the "fruit" notes of the coffee stay on my palate after sipping -- this is a good thing! I don't like milk in my coffee but I could see a dash of oatmilk going well with the sweet, fruity coffee notes of this brew.
For this coffee, I used a slightly finer grinding setting than I would normally use for Ethiopian and the results were quite good. The coffee fruit and floral essence came out much stronger on the finer grinding settings. Also, I normally like to wing it when I'm making coffee, but for my initial tasting, I kept to the golden ratio so I could bring out the complex notes of the coffee properly.
In other news: I played a gig at The End last week with my friends form the band Sex Mex, Pathos and Logos, and Rhizomata.
I've played gigs with Sex Mex several times and I've seen them when they were a three-piece, a duo, and now.. and four-piece band. Each time I see them, they always deliver an outstanding, tight show of post-punk / new wave. Absolutely have mad respect for them!
Pathos and Logos are super nice dudes who play a style of music I would call gamer soundtracks, however - I think they would call it prog rock. It's not too complicated and fussy, keeps a steady beat, and is instrumental... so it's perfect music for playing action / fps type video games.
Here's a few pics from the night -- I didn't stay long for Rhizomata as it was getting late and I had to be up early for work. :/
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